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Temuulen Enebish
Education
PhD. Candidate, Epidemiology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
2020 - 2014
- Investigating the impact of air pollution on stillbirth and congenital anomalies in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
M.P.H., Environmental Health Sciences
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
2014 - 2012
- Practicum project: Utilization of EPA’s Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP) in South Carolina multipollutant pilot project
- Fulbright Scholarship Grantee
- Presented about Mongolia in elementary and middle schools in Columbia as a “Thinking Globally” ambassador
M.B.B.S.
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2009 - 2003
- Graduated as a general practitioner.
- Multiple awards from annual student research conferences
- “Zorig” Foundation and Swiss Development Agency scholarship
Research Experience
Research Assistant
PIs: Dr Jill Johnston and Dr Shohreh Farzan
University of Southern California
2020 - 2018
- Independently analyzed the adverse effect of living near urban oil wells on lung function in environmental justice communities in Los Angeles.
- Scraped data from Los Angeles area PurpleAir sensors and conducted exploratory analyses in comparison to reference monitors of EPA and highway distance.
- Analyzed particulate matter speciation data from Salton Sea area using Positive Matrix Factorization to ascertain emission sources.
Research Assistant
PI: Dr Rima Habre
University of Southern California
2015 - 2014
- Assisted with data collection, entry, and analysis on a project investigating the short-term effect of ultrafine particles on lung function among asthmatics.
Research Assistant
Rothenberg Laboratory
University of South Carolina
2013 - 2012
- Analyzed the levels of total and methylmercury in rice samples from multiple countries to look at the effect of mercury levels in rice consumption on reproductive and child health outcomes.
Undergraduate Researcher
Central Immunology Laboratory, National Veterinary Research Institute
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2007 - 2005
- Conducted comparative analyses of Brucella detection by immuno-assays and PCR in human peripheral blood
- Analyzed the rate of Brucella infection among Mongolian Reindeer people using immuno-assays and PCR
Professional Experience
Managing Editor
“Innovation” Medical Journal
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2012 - 2007
- Managed daily activities of article submissions, editor communications, design and publication of the journal as a medical student.
- Led the redesign effort of the journal in its transition from annual conference journal to quarterly scientific journal.
- Served on the board of the Association of Mongolian Medical Journals and contributed to the establishment of Mongolmed.mn, a free database of Mongolian medical journal articles.1
Project Assistant
WHO Representative Office in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2012 - 2009
- Managed administrative and financial aspects of the Mongolian Field Epidemiology Training Programme based in the National Center for Communicable Diseases.
- Developed and published the semi-annual newsletter of the programme.
- Contributed to the WHO mission in Mongolia by managing the publication of WHO representative office annual report.
Teaching Experience
Health Behavior Research Methods
USC Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Global Health Programs
Los Angeles, CA
2019
- TA and led the lab and review sessions.
- Covered statistical methods required to conduct health behavior research from start to finish
Data Analysis
USC Department of Preventive Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
2019
- TA and led the lab and review sessions.
- Covered analysis of categorical data and introduction to Stata for statistics.
- Graduate level class
Introduction to Epidemiology: Methods and Applications
USC Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Global Health Programs
Los Angeles, CA
2019
- TA and led the lab and review sessions.
- Covered basic principles of epidemiology with regards to real life applications.
Principles of Epidemiology
USC Department of Preventive Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
2018
- TA and led the lab and review sessions in both in-class and online courses.
- Covered wide ranging topics in epidemiology and scientific critique
- Graduate level class
Health Behavior Statistical Methods
USC Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Global Health Programs
Los Angeles, CA
2018
- TA and led the lab and review sessions.
- Topics covered from descriptive stats to parametric and non-parametric statistical methods
Principles of Biostatistics
USC Department of Preventive Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
2018
- TA and led the lab and review sessions in both in-class and online courses.
- Covered introduction to SPSS for statistics applications
- Graduate level class
Selected Publications and Posters
Predicting ambient PM2.5 concentrations in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with machine learning approaches
Under-Review (copy available upon request.)
N/A
2020
- Authored with Khang Chau, Batbayar Jadamba, and Meredith Franklin.
- Evaluation of six different machine learning algorithms in predicting ambient fine particulate matter in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Respiratory Outcomes in an Environmental Justice Near Urban Oil Drilling
Under-Review for ISEE 2020 (abstract copy available upon request.)
N/A
2020
- Authored with Jill Johnston and Sandrah Eckel.
Investigating the acute effects of fine particulate matter on stillbirth risk in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Under-Review for ISEE 2020 (abstract copy available upon request.)
N/A
2020
- Authored with Rima Habre, Carrie V. Breton, Nomindelger Tuvshindorj, Gantuya Tumur, David Warburton, and Meredith Franklin.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s coal-driven air pollution crisis and its role on adverse birth outcomes2
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
N/A
2019
- Authored with Meredith Franklin and Khang Chau.
Using Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Aerosol Mixture Properties for Air Quality Assessment in Mongolia3
Remote Sensing
N/A
2018
- Authored with Meredith Franklin, Khang Chau, Olga V Kalashnikova, Michael J Garay, and Meytar Sorek-Hamer.
Short-term effects of airport-associated ultrafine particle exposure on lung function and inflammation in adults with asthma4
Environment International
N/A
2018
- Authored with Rima Habre, Hui Zhou, Sandrah P Eckel, Scott Fruin, Theresa Bastain, Edward Rappaport, and Frank Gilliland.
Source-specific air pollution derived from speciated ground-and space-based observations, and its role on adverse birth outcomes in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia5
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
N/A
2018
- Authored with Meredith Franklin, Khang Chau, Olga V Kalashnikova, Michael J Garay, and Meytar Sorek-Hamer.
Intrauterine device use and cervical cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Obstetrics & Gynecology
N/A
2017
- Authored with Victoria K Cortessis, Malcolm Barrett, Niquelle Brown Wade, Judith L Perrigo, Jessica Tobin, Charlie Zhong, Jennifer Zink, Vanessa Isiaka, Laila I Muderspach, Melissa Natavio, and Roberta McKean-Cowdin.